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G?n?ral Fleury [General Baron Hubert Rohault de Fleury] (1779-1866), French soldier who distinguished himself in the Napoleonic Wars, and later superintended the fortification of Lyon [G?n?ral Fleury [General Baron Hubert Rohault de Fleury], French soldier in the Napoleonic Wars.] Autograph Note Signed, accepting an invitation from ?Madame la Bne: de Seebach?. See his entry in Encyclopaedia Britannica. Not to be confused with Fleury (1815-1884), whose handwriting is markedly different. 1p, 12mo. On grey paper. In good condition, lightly aged. Neatly folded twice. Reads: ?Le G?n?ral Fleury se rendra avec le plus grand plaisir a l?invitation que Madame...	£35.00
Adelina Patti [born Adela Juana Maria Patti; latterly Baroness Cederstr?m] (1843-1919), Italian opera singer described by Verdi as ?a stupendous artist? [?A stupendous artist?: Adelina Patti, Italian opera singer.] Autograph Letter Signed to ?Mr Hart?, asking him to arrange for her to have ?the Saloon carriage? for a journey up to London for a concert. See her entries in Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. On first leaf of bifolium. On patterned grey paper, with the first page with a thin white border. In good condition, lightly aged, with minor evidence of mount on blank reverse of second leaf. Folded for postage. Signed ?...	£40.00
Augustus Mayhew [Augustus Septimus Mayhew] (1826-1875), author, brother of Henry Mayhew, editor of the Comic Almanac [Charles Lamb Kenney (1821-1881), author and playwright] [Augustus Mayhew, author, editor of the Comic Almanac.] Autograph Letter Signed to C. L. Kenney [?Charlie?], giving the legal position with regard to Kenney?s desire to get his hands on his infant son?s legacy. See his entry, and those of his brother and Kenney, in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. Twenty-two lines of text, addressed to ?C. L. Kenney Esq? and signed ?Aug: Mayhew?. In good condition, lightly aged, with thin strip of glue from mount adhering to blank reverse of second leaf. Begins: ?...	£40.00
Clement Scott [Clement William Scott] (1841-1904), influential theatre critic, mainly for the Daily Telegraph, who feuded with Bernard Shaw [A. M. Broadley [Alexander Meyrick Broadley] (1847-1916)] [Clement Scott, theatre critic for the Daily Telegraph.] Two Autograph Letters Signed to A. M. Broadley of The World, one about ?that impertinent idiot Mr James Runciman?, the other about a scene at a dinner in Liverpool Street. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. In addition to being the de facto editor of Edmund Yates?s ?World?, the recipient (?Broadley Pasha?) was a renowned autograph collector and shady social figure. Scott?s handwriting is not entirely legible. ONE: ?Wednesday?, dated by Broadly ?March 1887.? 1p, 12mo...	£35.00
Charles Landseer RA (1799-1879), historical painter, elder brother of Sir Edwin Landseer [Charles Manby (1804-84), Secretary of the Institution of Civil Engineers] [The ?political economy? of the Royal Academy: Charles Landseer RA, historical painter, elder brother of Sir Edwin Landseer.] Autograph Letter signed, regretting that he cannot provide Charles Manby?s wife with a ticket to a private view. See his entry, with those of his brother and of Manby, in the Oxford DNB. 2pp, 16mo. On the first leaf of a bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged, with strip of tape from mount adhering to the blank second leaf. Good signature with attractive flourish: ?Chas Landseer?. Begins: ?My dear Manby...	£40.00
Abraham Hayward (1801-1884), Victorian man of letters and lawyer, whose translation of Goethe?s Faust was praised by Carlyle ['one of the Two Best Read Men in England': Abraham Hayward, author and translator.] Autograph Letter Signed with reference to a 'long review' of his book in the Morning Post. See his entry in the Oxford DNB, and Antony Chessell?s 2009 biography of Hayward (subtitled ?one of the Two Best Read Men in England? - the other was Macaulay). 1p, 12mo. On first leaf of bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged. Folded twice. The recipient is not named. Reads: ?It is now...	£30.00
[CLAUD LOVAT FRASER] [Claude Lovat Fraser] Illustrated handbill for two of his publications. Printed on unwatermarked tissue paper. Dimensions of paper roughly seven and a half centimeters by eleven and a half. A very good copy of a frail and ephemeral item. An attractive illustration by Fraser of an ivy-clad wall memorial topped by a cherub encloses the following 'There are Published...	£55.00
William Charles Macready, distinguished Victorian actor [Benjamin Nottingham Webster, actor-manager; George Ticknor Curtis (1812-94), historian; John Forster; Astor Place Riot, New York, 1849] [The Astor Place Riot, Manhatten, 1849.] Autograph Letter from William Charles Macready, asking Benjamin Nottingham Webster to entertain George Ticknor Curtis while he is in London, as he helped him against the 'brutality of the New York mob'. An interesting letter from one great of the nineteenth-century stage to another. See the entries on Macready, Webster and Forster in the Oxford DNB. Curtis is a noted Federalist historian. 4pp, 16mo. Bifolium with mourning border. (His eldest daughter Nina had died at the age of twenty on 24...	£100.00
W. H. Russell [Sir William Howard Russell] (1820-1907), correspondent for The Times in the Crimean War, American Civil War, Indian Mutiny [A. M. Broadley [Alexander Meyrick Broadley] (1847-1916)] [‘The most famous newspaper correspondent the world has ever seen': W. H. Russell [Sir William Howard Russell] of The Times.] Autograph Letter Signed to ‘brother Broadley’ [A. M. Broadley], regarding a masonic ‘junction’ and ‘promotion’. According to Russell’s entry in the Oxford DNB, while reporting on the Civil War, he was described by one American newspaper as ‘the most famous newspaper correspondent the world has ever seen'. The inscription on his memorial in St Paul’s Cathedral calls him ‘'the first and greatest of War...	£50.00
Tom Taylor (1817-1880), editor of ‘Punch’, journalist, author and civil servant [Rev. Alexander James Donald D’Orsey (1812-1894); cholera epidemic in Madeira, 1856] [Cholera epidemic in Madeira, 1856.] Autograph Letter Signed from Tom Taylor, Secretary of the Board of Health (and future editor of Punch), to his former school fellow Rev. A. J. D. D’Orsey, arranging for medical publications to be sent him. See his entry in the Oxford DNB. D’Orsey was Professor of Elocution at University College, London. 4pp, 12mo. Bifolium. On aged, brittle paper, with slight wear and discoloration, a few closed tears along folds and traces of stub adhering to second leaf, but with entire text clear and intact. A...	£50.00

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